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Police say a body that was pulled from the Erie Canal in Ogden Saturday morning could be that of a teen who went missing from Spencerport in December.

Police said an unidentified person walking along a well-traveled area of the canal near Thistlewood Lane, just outside the village of Spencerport, called the Ogden Police Department around 10:30 a.m. to report the body in the water. The body was located near the north bank of the canal.

Ogden Police Chief Christopher Mears said there is a "strong possibility" the body could be that of Joshua Redfield, an 18-year-old Spencerport High School graduate who has been missing since Dec. 8. But, Mears said, it could take days before the body is officially identified.

The body appeared to have been in the water for an extended period of time, Mears said. It’s possible that the body may have been underneath the frozen surface of the canal until Saturday, when unseasonable warm weather brought it to the surface, he said.

At this point, a cause of death is not known.

The Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office is assisting with the investigation and in identifying the body.

Mears said police expect to release more information sometime next week.